A Critical Analysis of Honor-Based Violence in Lebanon

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Author(s): Abhijit Mishra (Bennett University, India)and Radhika Goswami (GLA University, Mathura, India)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 16
Source title: Criminological Analyses on Global Honor Killing
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Somesh Dhamija (GLA University, India), Tarun Pratap Yadav (GLA University, India), Jae-Seung Lee (Miami University, USA), Harshita Singh (Amity University, India)and Myunghoon Roh (Salve Regina University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7240-1.ch009

Keywords: Criminal Science and Forensics / Criminology & Victimology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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A violent crime known as “honor killing” is carried out by one or more people with the goal of restoring honor to their family. The chapter looks into the Eastern Mediterranean region's honor killing epidemic. In addition, the legal, cultural, and societal facets of honor killing in Lebanon are covered. The practice of killing for honor is influenced by a variety of sociocultural elements in this area. These include of having little education, wanting to preserve one's social standing, and strongly ingrained patriarchal dominance. Criminals that commit honor killings often share traits, such as appraising female chastity more highly and endorsing violence against women. Honor killing has a far bigger effect on family members than families may think since the community disapproves of the woman's dishonorable behaviour. These civilizations are dominated by a silence culture, and there are a lot of crimes in this area that go unreported.

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